my friend listened to autzone and used turtle wax rubbing compound...

[jeffny09]

well about a week ago a friend of mine found a scuff on his bumper, so he went to auto zone and asked what he should use. they told him to use the turtle wax rubbing compound...errr what a mistake,,it left the spot worse then it was before...so once i found out about this, i offered my help to fix the
problem with my knowledge on detailing i was sure id be able to get it fixed
,,i have alot of adams stuff so thats what i used along with the porter cable 7424,,, first i used adams fine machine polish on the bigger pad,,that pad was to big for the spot. so i went ahead and used the 4 inch adams pad..the fmp and white 4 inch bad..made it look better but did not do the job,so i switched over to adams swirl and haze remover and the orange 4 inch bad..i did one pass with it and it made it look much better. but stil wasn't happy with it fully, so i did a couple more passes with the shr and..that did the trick...it was fixed! i followed up with adams fine machine polish again along with adams machine sealant.. it looked brand new...the car is a daily driver so it has rock chips on it,,but here are the before and after pics!

[pecoman]

Nicely done, you should be proud and your friend owes you, big time!

[dekan513]

compound didnt do that looks like u sanded it or had dirt in ur buffer
u couldnt of buffed it with turtle wax compound cause the lines are straight in the scratches like someone sanded it

[jeffny09]

Originally Posted by dekan513

compound didnt do that looks like u sanded it or had dirt in ur buffer
u couldnt of buffed it with turtle wax compound cause the lines are straight in the scratches like someone sanded it

umm why would i make this up? he told me he used turtle wax compound to take out a scuff
..so as far as im concerned im going with he used compound to make that mess. I DID NOT USE compound to get that out..nor did i use sand paper..im no idiot..he used the compound and rubbed back n forth creating those scratches.and no i didnt have anything in my buffer pads. as i clayed the bumper before.i did anything ..and the pads were brand new right out the package
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[LS3 SS]

Originally Posted by dekan513

compound didnt do that looks like u sanded it or had dirt in ur buffer
u couldnt of buffed it with turtle wax compound cause the lines are straight in the scratches like someone sanded it

Originally Posted by jeffny09

umm why would i make this up? he told me he used turtle wax compound to take out a scuff
..so as far as im concerned im going with he used compound to make that mess. I DID NOT USE compound to get that out..nor did i use sand paper..im no idiot..he tool the co.pohnd on a bad and rubbed back n dorth creating those scratches
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Anyways...good job..he definitely owes you a few beers or some dinner or something!

[jeffny09]

Originally Posted by LS3 SS

Anyways...good job..he definitely owes you a few beers or some dinner or something!

i dobt get some people..why would i use rubbing compound for that and use sandpaper on my car for no reason

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[dekan513]

u tell me thats what it looks like to me ive buffed cars for 6 -7 years professionally for 100 bucks a wack and must be doing somethign right cause i could do it all day long if i wanted to but i dont like doing it but 2 - 4 a week. if that . im just sayin looks like he used something other then just compound to me. dont get mad hell im just sayin .
u said so urself he took turtle wax to get the scratches out so turtle wax didnt do it then

[dekan513]

compound is what u use to cut the clear coat and remove scratches in ur clear coat or if u have enamel paint to remove the paint to smooth it out u can use wax or whatever just takes alot longer. then use finesse or , hand glaze . im not sayin nothing bad i just know the worst compound out there isnt going to do that alone. u did a good job cleanin it up. u talkin me all wrong.

[Kronix]

Originally Posted by jeffny09

umm why would i make this up? he told me he used turtle wax compound to take out a scuff
..so as far as im concerned im going with he used compound to make that mess. I DID NOT USE compound to get that out..nor did i use sand paper..im no idiot..he used the compound and rubbed back n forth creating those scratches.and no i didnt have anything in my buffer pads. as i clayed the bumper before.i did anything ..and the pads were brand new right out the package
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Don't sweat it bro, the dude's got like 3 brain cells, can't understand him most of the time .....On to better things, you did an awesome job fixing his f**k up. I love Adam's products & the PC, you use those and you rides look top notch for life! Good job!

[jeffny09]

Originally Posted by dekan513

compound is what u use to cut the clear coat and remove scratches in ur clear coat or if u have enamel paint to remove the paint to smooth it out u can use wax or whatever just takes alot longer. then use finesse or , hand glaze . im not sayin nothing bad i just know the worst compound out there isnt going to do that alone. u did a good job cleanin it up. u talkin me all wrong.

Wasnt mad bro.. JUst sayin he used the turtle wax compound..he even gave it to me once i fixed cuz he sisnt want it..he said nothing sand paper..so he must of rubbed pretty hard...u may know what ur talkin bout but im just tellin what he did to cause this

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[David79z28]

Rubbing compound dulls paint. He also didn't say what it was applied with. Your friend started too aggressive.

You did a great job by stepping up the aggressiveness of the materials until the damage was removed, then polishing it out.

[14pilot]

Awesome Camaro save dude !

[CookieCk]

I've used turtle wax before on a few vehicles, the stuff worked just fine for me. Not trying to say it's better then what you did by any means, but I don't think it was just what your friend used that caused the problem, maybe how he was using it? Great job though.

[jeffny09]

Originally Posted by David79z28

Rubbing compound dulls paint. He also didn't say what it was applied with. Your friend started too aggressive.

You did a great job by stepping up the aggressiveness of the materials until the damage was removed, then polishing it out.

The paint was very dull..good question on what did he used to apply it with i would have to fi.d out..but i thibk it.came with a pad and he just kept rubbing it with the compound

Originally Posted by 14pilot

Awesome Camaro save dude !

Thanks!

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[jeffny09]

It wasnt a wax. It was the turtle wax compound. And like the.member said in the quote before this one..xompoubd will dull the paint..he started to aggressive and rubbed the compound in for 30 seconds...i dont think he wouls make that up...

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[buzzy56]

Good job fixing ! Nothing more to say .

[jeffny09]

Originally Posted by buzzy56

Good job fixing ! Nothing more to say .

Thanks!

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[PJS45TH]

Originally Posted by jeffny09

The paint was very dull..good question on what did he used to apply it with i would have to fi.d out..but i thibk it.came with a pad and he just kept rubbing it with the compound

Don't those rubbing pads have two sides to them?

[jeffny09]

Originally Posted by PJS45TH

Don't those rubbing pads have two sides to them?

I beleave so..but i didnt look at what was in the container..he gave it to me..i just put it away didnt even look at it

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